List of variables, their characteristics and breakdowns, referred to in Article 3
ANNEX IISupplementary provisions
ANNEX II List of variables, their characteristics and breakdowns, referred to in Article 3 Variables Characteristics and breakdowns 1. Data on Health Employment 1.1. Number of practising physicians by age and sex Headcount at the end of the reference period. Breakdown by age and by sex. Age: less than 35, 35-44, 45-54, 55-64, 65-74, 75 and older. 1.2. Number of practising physicians by category Headcount at the end of the reference period. Breakdown by category. Categories: general practitioners, other generalist (non-specialist) medical practitioners, paediatricians, obstetricians and gynaecologists, psychiatrists, group of non-surgical specialists, group of surgical specialists, other specialists not elsewhere classified, medical doctors not further defined. 1.3. Number of practising midwives Headcount at the end of the reference period. Total number. 1.4. Number of practising nurses Headcount at the end of the reference period. Total number. 1.5. Number of practising dentists Headcount at the end of the reference period. Total number. 1.6. Number of practising pharmacists Headcount at the end of the reference period. Total number. 2. Data on Health Graduates 2.1. Number of medical graduates Total number during the reference period. 2.2. Number of dentistry graduates Total number during the reference period. 2.3. Number of pharmacy graduates Total number during the reference period. 2.4. Number of midwifery graduates Total number during the reference period. 2.5. Number of nursing graduates Total number during the reference period. 3. Data on Hospital Beds and Beds in Residential Long-Term Care Facilities 3.1. Number of hospital beds for somatic care Average number during the reference period or total number at the end of the reference period. Breakdown by function. Functions: curative care, rehabilitative care, long-term care, function not elsewhere classified. 3.2. Number of hospital beds for psychiatric care Average number during the reference period or total number at the end of the reference period. 3.3. Number of beds in residential long-term care facilities Average number during the reference period or total number at the end of the reference period. 4. Data on Devices for Medical Imaging 4.1. Number of MRI units Total number at the end of the reference period. 4.2. Number of CT scanners Total number at the end of the reference period. 5. Data on Ambulatory Care 5.1. Immunisation rate of people aged 65 and older against influenza Number of people aged 65 and over who have been immunised against influenza during the reference period divided by the average annual population aged 65 and over. or Number people aged 65 and over who have been immunised against influenza for the influenza season, defined as July 1 to June 30, which ended in the reference period divided by the population aged 65 and over in the beginning of the reference period. 5.2. Rate of women aged between 50 and 69 screened against breast cancer within a national breast cancer screening (mammography) programme Rate: number of women aged 50-69 who have been screened against breast cancer within a national breast cancer screening (mammography) programme within 24 months before the end of the reference period (or according to the specific screening frequency recommended in each country) divided by the number of women aged 50-69 eligible for an organised screening programme. If a country does not have such a programme, it will deliver no value with an appropriate flag instead. 5.3. Rate of women aged between 20 and 69 screened against cervical cancer within a national cervical cancer screening programme Rate: number of women aged 20-69 who have been screened for cervical cancer within a national cervical cancer screening programme within 36 months before the end of the reference period (or according to the specific screening frequency recommended in each country) divided by the number of women aged 20-69 eligible for an organised screening programme. If a country does not have such a programme, it will deliver no value with an appropriate flag instead. 6. Data on Hospital Care 6.1. Number of hospital inpatient discharges Total number during the reference period. Breakdown by diagnosis, sex, age group and geographical dimension. Mental and behavioural disorders do not need to be broken down by diagnosis and can be delivered as a group. Age groups: less than 1, 1-4, 5-9, 10-14, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80-84, 85-89, 90-94, 95 and older Geographical dimension: NUTS2 region of the residence of the discharged patient (for non-residents: country of residence). 6.2. Number of hospital inpatient bed-days Total number during the reference period. Breakdown by diagnosis, sex, age group and geographical dimension. Mental and behavioural disorders do not need to be broken down by diagnosis and can be delivered as a group. Age groups: less than 1, 1-4, 5-9, 10-14, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80-84, 85-89, 90-94, 95 and older. Geographical dimension: NUTS2 region of the residence of the discharged patient (for non-residents: country of residence). 6.3. Number of hospital day case discharges Total number during the reference period. Breakdown by diagnosis, sex, age group and geographical dimension. Mental and behavioural disorders do not need to be broken down by diagnosis and can be delivered as a group. Age groups: less than 1, 1-4, 5-9, 10-14, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80-84, 85-89, 90-94, 95 and older. Geographical dimension: NUTS2 region of the residence of the discharged patient (for non-residents: country of residence). 6.4. Number of hospital inpatient discharges for patients who have received somatic curative care Total number during the reference period. 6.5. Number of hospital inpatient bed-days for patients who have received somatic curative care Total number during the reference period. 7. Data on Surgical Procedures 7.1. Cataract surgery Total number during the reference period. Breakdown of procedures by inpatient cases, day cases and outpatient cases. 7.2. Tonsillectomy Total number during the reference period. Breakdown of procedures by inpatient cases, day cases and outpatient cases. 7.3. Transluminal coronary angioplasty Total number during the reference period. Breakdown of procedures by inpatient cases and day cases. 7.4. Coronary artery bypass graft Total number during the reference period. Breakdown of procedures by inpatient cases and day cases. 7.5. Cholecystectomy Total number during the reference period. Breakdown of procedures by inpatient cases and day cases. 7.6. Repair of inguinal hernia Total number during the reference period. Breakdown of procedures by inpatient cases and day cases. 7.7. Caesarean section Total number during the reference period. Breakdown of procedures by inpatient cases and day cases. 7.8. Hip replacement Total number during the reference period. Breakdown of procedures by inpatient cases and day cases. 7.9. Total knee replacement Total number during the reference period. Breakdown of procedures by inpatient cases and day cases. 7.10. Partial excision of mammary gland Total number during the reference period. Breakdown of procedures by inpatient cases and day cases. 7.11. Total mastectomy Total number during the reference period. Breakdown of procedures by inpatient cases and day cases.